Cotton Candy

I usually have photos of my kids and their friends here, but today I have Keith and myself (and then some of Holly, and of Holly and her boyfriend, Brett). This afternoon the four of us went to the Honeywell company picnic at the Spanish Village at the New Mexico State Fair grounds.




There were six "bouncy houses," all of a nautical or island theme. It seemed to be "Bounce Like a Pirate" day.



Holly and Brett went through one together that was a racing maze, with a climb up into a treasure chest and a slide down, but I wasn't able to get photos. They were inside of places most of the time, and going pretty quickly.

I haven't seen cotton candy made for a long time, and have never seen it made under ceiling fans. That was unexpectedly exciting. Here's the lady who was doing the hard sugar-spinning work, and Brett and Holly in line.


Small and larger wisps of the cotton candy were being pulled up into the air and swirled around by the fans. People were catching it and eating it, but these sweet flying dust bunnies hardly made a taste when you got one in your mouth. Still, it was mesmerizing and entertaining.


Click to enlarge (these or the bouncy houses above):




Keith, Holly and Brett, September 27, 2008